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Henry VII’s lavish gift to his daughter….

Mar 1, 2021

anniversaries, battles, The play’s the thing

“Tudors”, Battle of Bosworth, Crecy, daffodils, david Lloyd George, Ebeneezer Scrooge, Edward the Black Prince, Edward VIII, Elizabeth I, Food, Henry V, Henry VII, investiture, leeks, Margaret “Tudor”, Mary “Tudor”, parsimony, Princes of Wales, Shakespeare, St. David’s Day, vegetables, Wales

Oh dear, how very Henry VII. I’ve just read in this link that because the leek was the emblem of the Welsh, on one St David’s Day he presented a leek to his daughter. A real leek, that is, not one studded with precious stones. Talk about a cheap gift! I’m sure she was thrilled.…
So here is the challenge:

Feb 27, 2021

art, battles, humour

clothing, Dan Snow, david Lloyd George, Henry V, hoodies, Richard III

Dan Snow (LLoyd George knew his great-grandmother) said (punctuation corrected): “I thought twitter was full of Richard III fans. So, WATSON, why in the name of usurping cadet branches has the Henry V hoodie has massive outsold the Richard III one.” “Where are you, Ricardians?” We can do something about it here.
Who said:

Apr 18, 2014

Uncategorized

david Lloyd George, Edward IV, Henry VIII, humour, John of Gaunt, pre-contract, Sir James Goldsmith

“When a man marries his mistress, he creates a job vacancy”: a) David Lloyd George b) Sir James Goldsmith c) Henry VIII d) John of Gaunt e) Edward IV